The NBA playoffs continue, and today the Warriors had their first Game of The Western Conference Semifinals against the Grizzlies. In the end, they narrowly beat the Grizzlies by one point on the road. The Warriors changed their starting lineup in this game, with Payton Jr. moving into the starting position and Jordan Poole returning to the bench. It is worth noting that Jordan Poole still has a very good performance after being on the bench, and there is no discomfort that fans feared before. Jordan Pooler had 31 points, eight rebounds and nine assists today. Became the warrior's highest-scoring player.
Curry scored 24 points, Thompson scored 15 and hit a crucial three-pointer in the final moment. The Warriors officially completed the change in this game, and this round of the Warriors' use is completely different from the previous round, one person was decisively abandoned, and one person was added to the rotation lineup. This round of the series Belitsa was abandoned by Cole, while Cuminga entered the rotation. In fact, this is a very targeted employment. Cole's employment strategy is really too accurate, and it has played a very good effect today.
First of all, Bjelica is completely unsuitable for this round of competition. He has no rim protection ability under the basket at all, and his steps are slow. Any Grizzlies player can hit him on a singles. So he couldn't play any defensive role on the pitch at all. The reason why Cuminga was transferred to the rotation today is partly because Green was sent off, and on the other hand, because Cuminga's confrontational advantage allowed him to get playing time. Cuminga's bouncing ability is very strong, and the Grizzlies are not a team with a very tight defensive strategy, so Cuminga can score points in a chaotic battle, and he can rush to the basket to grab rebounds to match the Grizzlies' impact ability.
Cumminga scored 6 points and 6 rebounds today, in fact, he has done a good job. If he doesn't play on the field, he can continue to be reused in this round of matches. After all, his physical fitness and bouncing can completely help the team. I have to say that Cole's employment is really too accurate, and he is very good at adjusting to opponents.
In fact, this game is just a test for both sides. The following games sometimes test the coach's ability. The coach's coaching ability in the series is particularly important because he can make decisive adjustments to the shortcomings of the previous games. The Warriors have experienced too many big winds and waves, so this ability Kerr has mastered. In contrast, the Grizzlies head coach's coaching ability and adjustment ability are slightly lacking, which the Warriors still have a very big advantage.